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Private Cloud Computing Gathers Momentum
External cloud providers have garnered much of the publicity of the initial wave of cloud computing. But that is not necessarily where the market is headed. While cloud computing services come in many forms, IT analyst firm Gartner predicts that through 2012, IT organizations will invest more in private cloud services than in offerings from…
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Five Ways to Steal a Half-Billion-Dollar Account
Last week, Falls Church, Va.-based CSC officially snatched the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Information Technology Infrastructure Program (ITIP) services contract from incumbent Unisys by closing on a five-year deal potentially worth $493 million. So how’d CSC do it? That’s the burning question asked by many a channel provider gone a bit green over someone else…
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Microsoft HotMail Accounts Exposed
(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp said on Monday that passwords belonging to some users of its Hotmail email service were exposed on an Internet site, but had since been taken down. The company did not say how many users were affected, but some reports suggested that passwords to more than 10,000 accounts were exposed. "We are…
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Microsoft and Partners Unveil New Windows Phones
Microsoft, along with its carriers and device manufacturer partners, made a splash with the global release of Windows Mobile 6.5 today and unveiled over 30 retail Windows phones from HTC, LG, Acer, Samsung and Toshiba. The new Windows Mobile features aim to seduce consumers with a touch-screen friendly experience and deflect the delay of Windows…
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Brocade Reportedly Putting Self Up for Sale
(Reuters) – U.S. network equipment maker Brocade Communications Systems Inc. has put itself up for sale, the Wall Street Journal said on Monday, triggering a 14 percent jump in the company’s shares. The paper, citing people familiar with the matter, said Oracle Corp and Hewlett-Packard Co were potential bidders for the company, but a deal…
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Microsoft Freezes Research Budget, Girds for Google Fight
(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp does not expect to make acquisitions to help the company challenge Google Inc’s dominance in the Internet search market, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer told Reuters on Monday. "No, I wouldn’t expect it," he said when asked whether acquisitions would be part of the strategy. Microsoft recently agreed to a search partnership…